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Delay Choice vs. Delay Maintenance: Different Measures of Delayed Gratification in Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella)
| Content Provider | PubMed Central |
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| Author | Elsa, Addessi Fabio, Paglieri Beran, Michael J. Evans, Theodore A. Luigi, Macchitella Petrillo, Francesca De Valentina, Focaroli |
| Abstract | Delaying gratification involves two components: (i) delay choice (selecting a delayed reward over an immediate one), and (ii) delay maintenance (sustaining the decision to delay gratification even if the immediate reward is available during the delay). In primates, two tasks most commonly have explored these components, the Intertemporal choice task and the Accumulation task. It is unclear whether these tasks provide equivalent measures of delay of gratification. Here, we compared the performance of the same capuchin monkeys, belonging to two study populations, between these tasks. We found only limited evidence of a significant correlation in performance. Consequently, in contrast to what is often assumed, our data provide only partial support to the hypothesis that these tasks provide equivalent measures of delay of gratification. |
| Related Links | http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0031869 |
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| ISSN | 19392087 |
| e-ISSN | 19392087 |
| Journal | Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 127 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2013-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Psychology (miscellaneous) Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Research in Higher Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Psychology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics |
